Jered Weaver's location was off in his opening day start, but Manager Mike Scioscia said he wasn't concerned about Weaver's velocity. TED S. WARREN, AP

SEATTLE – After Jered Weaver averaged about 83 mph with his fastball on opening day, Manager Mike Scioscia said there was definitely something off with Weaver.

Asked if that number – low even by Weaver’s standards – sent up any red flags, Scioscia said: “Not on velocity, but on location there was. He was missing up a lot. He was definitely out of synch. … It’s going to happen from time to time, where he is a little out of synch, and he was the other day for sure. When he’s together and he’s throwing the ball well and the ball is coming out the way you would expect, it points more toward him being in synch mechanically.”

There was initially some confusion about Weaver’s velocity because one of the websites that tracks velocity – Brooksbaseball.net – had a glitch that caused Weaver’s velocity to be reported at around 87 mph. The site corrected the error Wednesday.

Weaver is scheduled for his next start Saturday against the Kansas City Royals at Angel Stadium.

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Matt Joyce started at designated hitter with Efren Navarro in left field, even though Joyce is a natural outfielder while Navarro has just learned the position in the last couple years. Scioscia said the decision to align them that way, rather than vice versa, was because of strategic decisions that may come up later in the game. Presumably, Scioscia was referring to C.J. Cron pinch-hitting for Joyce against a left-handed reliever. Cron does not play the outfield. ...

There was some speculation that one of the reasons for C.J. Wilson’s pitch efficiency on Tuesday night was that the new between-innings clock sped up his routine and that made him more aggressive even during the innings. Wilson, who said he usually only uses six or seven warmup pitches instead of the allotted eight, rejected that idea. “It doesn’t have anything to do with anything,” Wilson said. “Generally I run to the mound and jump across the line. I’ve been doing the same exact thing in between innings for years.”

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